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Romance between "swordsmen," based on a true-life adventure of a young girl determined to be a part of history.After attempting to seduce Sei, the aristocrat Yoshinobu begins to tell her about his past and why he is hesitant to become the shogun. His personality enrages Councillor Ito to the point that he approaches Vice-Captain Hijikata with plans for overthrowing the shogunate! Meanwhile, Nakamura Goro, who is on Ito’s side, is jealous of Sei’s relationship with Soji...
After attempting to seduce Sei, the aristocrat Yoshinobu begins to tell her about his past and why he is hesitant to become the shogun. His personality enrages Councillor Ito to the point that he approaches Vice-Captain Hijikata with plans for overthrowing the shogunate! Meanwhile, Nakamura Goro, who is on Ito’s side, is jealous of Sei’s rela
About the author
Taeko Watanabe debuted as a manga artist in 1979 with her story
Waka-chan no Netsuai Jidai (Love Struck Days of Waka).
Kaze Hikaru is her longest-running series, but she has created a number of other popular series. Watanabe is a two-time winner of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award in the girls’ category—her manga
Hajime-chan go Ichiban! (Hajime-chan Is Number One!) claimed the award in 1991, and
Kaze Hikaru took it in 2003.
Watanabe read hundreds of historical sources to create
Kaze Hikaru. She is from Tokyo.
Summary
Romance between "swordsmen," based on a true-life adventure of a young girl
determined to be a part of history.
In the 1860s in Japan, a new era is
dawning. During this time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all
walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining a band of warriors united
around their undying loyalty to the shogunate system. In time, this group would
become one of the greatest (and most infamous) movements in Japanese history...
the Shinsengumi!
After attempting to seduce Sei, the aristocrat Yoshinobu
begins to tell her about his past. With Sei’s support, Yoshinobu makes up
his mind to take on the role of shogun. However, his decision to call off the
Choshu expedition and request an imperial order to stop the fighting enrages
Councillor Ito to the point that he decides to overthrow the Bakufu. Nakamura
Goro, who is on Ito’s side, has always had feelings for Sei, and he comes
up with his own plans to separate her from troop captain Soji, who is the love
of her life...
